Max is an angry, jaded ten-year-old who is extremely pessimistic and seems to despise a wide variety of things, including, but not limited to, all of the amenities of the summer camp he's forced to go to attend. Max almost never smiles genuinely, primarily only smirking or sneering, usually after causing some sort of trouble to someone or after making a snide remark. He's also very intelligent for his age and has repeatedly voices very insightful and mature opinions on the people around him and how the world works, although they are always colored by pessimism. Max has a dull and sobered insight into people and the world, perhaps from consistent disappointment. Despite Max's cold disposition, he does have his moments.